History

Early history

Baidoa and the broader Bay region is home to a number of important ancient sites. Archaeologists have found pre-historic rock art on the city's outskirts, in Buur Heybe.

During the Middle Ages, Baidoa and its surrounding area was part of the Ajuran Sultanate. The influential polity covered much of southern Somalia and eastern Ethiopia, with its domain extending from Mareeg in the north, to Qelafo in the west, to Kismayo in the south.

In the early modern period, the Baidoa area was ruled by the Geledi Sultanate. The kingdom was eventually incorporated into Italian Somaliland in 1908, and ended in 1910 with the death of its last Sultan Osman Ahmed. After independence in 1960, the city was made the center of the official Baidoa District.

Welcome To Somalia - Aerial View & Kismayo Int'l Airport

Most people are unaware of the breathtaking beauty of Somalia. We have a series of islands known as the Bajuni Islands, the most amazing palm trees including the rare branching palms and you can also expect great weather everyday. I hope you enjoy the spectacular aerial view of Kismayo & the surrounding islands as much as i did. I plan on covering Mogadishu, Baidoa, Marka, Galkayo, Hargeisa, Beledweyne, Garbaharey and all the other Major cities iA. Somalia ha noolaato sxb
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Mogadishu Liberation Anniversary - Unravel Travel TV

The 6th of August 2011 will remain a day that many Somalis remember. It was on the night of the 6th that the extremist group al Shabaab was forced to flee their position in the capital Mogadishu, by members of the Somali National Army (SNA), backed by forces from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). Back then the Islamic militants claimed their retreat was a tactical move, but they have subsequent lost most of their positions in other towns and cities in the Horn of AfricaNation. During their reign, the al Qaeda linked terrorist group al Shabaab used oppressive measures to instill fear on ordinary Somalis; they blocked many aid organisations from delivering aid to the thousands of Somalis, leading to the death of tens of thousands during a famine considered to be the worst exper...

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Emergency visit, U.N. Secretary-GeneralAntonio Guterres on Tuesday urged international support to alleviate Somalia's worsening hunger crisis.
"Every single person we have seen is a personal story of tremendous suffering. There is no way to describe it," Guterres said after seeing skeletal men, women and children in a cholera ward in Baidoa, 243 kilometers (151 miles) northwest of the capital, Mogadishu.
Somalia's prolonged drought has caused widespread hunger, and the shortage of clean water has resulted in cholera.
On his first field trip since becoming the U.N. chief, Guterres said Somalia's famine crisis requires a massive response. He said 6 million people, or almost half of the country's population, need assistance.
"People are dying. The world must act now ...

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Journalists from around the globe seized a rare chance on July 17th to ask the UN to take action over the growing numbers of assassinated reporters. Among them was AFP's prize-winning Somalia correspondent Mustafa Haji Abdinur who told the Security Council he was a "dead man walking" because of the dangers he faces covering his country in conflict. [AFP]

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Welcome To Somalia - Aerial View & Kismayo Int'l Airport

Most people are unaware of the breathtaking beauty of Somalia. We have a series of islands known as the Bajuni Islands, the most amazing palm trees including th...

Most people are unaware of the breathtaking beauty of Somalia. We have a series of islands known as the Bajuni Islands, the most amazing palm trees including the rare branching palms and you can also expect great weather everyday. I hope you enjoy the spectacular aerial view of Kismayo & the surrounding islands as much as i did. I plan on covering Mogadishu, Baidoa, Marka, Galkayo, Hargeisa, Beledweyne, Garbaharey and all the other Major cities iA. Somalia ha noolaato sxb
link to the song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGhejbf6S60

Most people are unaware of the breathtaking beauty of Somalia. We have a series of islands known as the Bajuni Islands, the most amazing palm trees including the rare branching palms and you can also expect great weather everyday. I hope you enjoy the spectacular aerial view of Kismayo & the surrounding islands as much as i did. I plan on covering Mogadishu, Baidoa, Marka, Galkayo, Hargeisa, Beledweyne, Garbaharey and all the other Major cities iA. Somalia ha noolaato sxb
link to the song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGhejbf6S60

Mogadishu Liberation Anniversary - Unravel Travel TV

The 6th of August 2011 will remain a day that many Somalis remember. It was on the night of the 6th that the extremist group al Shabaab was forced to flee their...

The 6th of August 2011 will remain a day that many Somalis remember. It was on the night of the 6th that the extremist group al Shabaab was forced to flee their position in the capital Mogadishu, by members of the Somali National Army (SNA), backed by forces from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). Back then the Islamic militants claimed their retreat was a tactical move, but they have subsequent lost most of their positions in other towns and cities in the Horn of AfricaNation. During their reign, the al Qaeda linked terrorist group al Shabaab used oppressive measures to instill fear on ordinary Somalis; they blocked many aid organisations from delivering aid to the thousands of Somalis, leading to the death of tens of thousands during a famine considered to be the worst experienced in south central Somalia in 60 years.
In just two years after al Shabaab was forced out the city, Mogadishu has changed, tapping into the increased security gains and having a democratically elected president and government to bring some stability to a country that had been raged by two decades of war. AMISOM's deputy Force CommanderMajor GeneralSimon Karanja talks about the improvement in the city since its liberation. "If you compare Mogadishu before the deployment of AMISOM, you will see the kind of insecurity this town had, and therefore once AMISOM was deployed and we expelled al Shabaab from Mogadishu, you can tell the kind of peace and tranquility that exists in Mogadishu." Said Major General Karanja, " These attacks are just but a few attacks that al Shabaab wants to carry out during this period of Ramadan. When Ramadan is over they will have exhausted their resources and will go back to normal". The al Shabaab fighters have reverted to hit and run insurgency attacks using suicide bombing and Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) to try and continue their terror activities but their expulsion from their fixed positions in the city was a significant and strategic success that set the stage for other as AMISOM continues to help the Somalia government expand its control across the country. The city has experienced resurgence in areas of political, economic and sociocultural life. Business is booming with shops opened till late, markets and homes are being rebuilt and many Somalis in the Diaspora are opting to return home with the increased commercial flights traffic into the city. Abdul MajidIman Mohamed is a shop owner in one of the many new shops sprouting around Mogadishu's Hamar Weyne market; he talks of the changes he has seen since the withdrawal. "Every year, we keep witnessing bigger changes and people are hopeful." Says Mohamed "People in the diaspora have come back and our customers have increased and we welcome them very much". Securing the capital Mogadishu was the first phase of the original AMISOM concept of operations. AMISOM has since completed the second phase, which entailed, helping the government secure major towns like Kismayo, Baidoa and Beletweyne, laying a platform for government to ensure that stability and economic development return to Somalia.
SHOTLIST:
DATELINE: FILE2011, MOGADISHU
1. Wide shot, al Shabaab parading in Mogadishu
2. Wide shot, al Shabaab parading at the Mogadishu Stadium
3. Med shot, al Shabaab parading at the Mogadishu Stadium
4. Wide shot, Bakaraa Market streets scene
5. Med shot, shops at Bakaraa Market
6. Wide shot, Tawakal Bank in Bakaraa market
7. Wide shot, AMISOM officials preparing for an advance
8. Med shot, AMISOM troops moving forward during an advance in Mogadishu
9. Wide shot, AMISOM tank firing as soldiers set up a defense inside Mogadishu
10. Med shot, AMISOM troops passing through Bakaara market as Somali civilians look on
DATELINE: 05 AUGUST 2013, MOGADISHU
11. SOUNDBITE AMISOM Deputy Force Commander Maj Gen. Simon Karanja.
12. Wide shot, Mogadishu street scenes
13. Med shot, Mogadishu streets
14. Wide shot, busy Hamar Weyne market
15. Med shot, busy Hamar Weyne market
16. Wide shot, clothing store in Hamar Weyne market
17. Med shot, women's wear on display
18. Wide shot, Abdul Majid Iman Mohamed (shop owner) arrange products in the shop
19. Med shot, Abdul Majid Iman Mohamed arrange products in the shop
20. SOUNDBITE Abdul Majid Iman Mohamed, Shop Owner.
21. Wide shot, billboard painting depicting the consequences of war
22. Close up, billboard painting depicting the consequences of war
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The 6th of August 2011 will remain a day that many Somalis remember. It was on the night of the 6th that the extremist group al Shabaab was forced to flee their position in the capital Mogadishu, by members of the Somali National Army (SNA), backed by forces from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). Back then the Islamic militants claimed their retreat was a tactical move, but they have subsequent lost most of their positions in other towns and cities in the Horn of AfricaNation. During their reign, the al Qaeda linked terrorist group al Shabaab used oppressive measures to instill fear on ordinary Somalis; they blocked many aid organisations from delivering aid to the thousands of Somalis, leading to the death of tens of thousands during a famine considered to be the worst experienced in south central Somalia in 60 years.
In just two years after al Shabaab was forced out the city, Mogadishu has changed, tapping into the increased security gains and having a democratically elected president and government to bring some stability to a country that had been raged by two decades of war. AMISOM's deputy Force CommanderMajor GeneralSimon Karanja talks about the improvement in the city since its liberation. "If you compare Mogadishu before the deployment of AMISOM, you will see the kind of insecurity this town had, and therefore once AMISOM was deployed and we expelled al Shabaab from Mogadishu, you can tell the kind of peace and tranquility that exists in Mogadishu." Said Major General Karanja, " These attacks are just but a few attacks that al Shabaab wants to carry out during this period of Ramadan. When Ramadan is over they will have exhausted their resources and will go back to normal". The al Shabaab fighters have reverted to hit and run insurgency attacks using suicide bombing and Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) to try and continue their terror activities but their expulsion from their fixed positions in the city was a significant and strategic success that set the stage for other as AMISOM continues to help the Somalia government expand its control across the country. The city has experienced resurgence in areas of political, economic and sociocultural life. Business is booming with shops opened till late, markets and homes are being rebuilt and many Somalis in the Diaspora are opting to return home with the increased commercial flights traffic into the city. Abdul MajidIman Mohamed is a shop owner in one of the many new shops sprouting around Mogadishu's Hamar Weyne market; he talks of the changes he has seen since the withdrawal. "Every year, we keep witnessing bigger changes and people are hopeful." Says Mohamed "People in the diaspora have come back and our customers have increased and we welcome them very much". Securing the capital Mogadishu was the first phase of the original AMISOM concept of operations. AMISOM has since completed the second phase, which entailed, helping the government secure major towns like Kismayo, Baidoa and Beletweyne, laying a platform for government to ensure that stability and economic development return to Somalia.
SHOTLIST:
DATELINE: FILE2011, MOGADISHU
1. Wide shot, al Shabaab parading in Mogadishu
2. Wide shot, al Shabaab parading at the Mogadishu Stadium
3. Med shot, al Shabaab parading at the Mogadishu Stadium
4. Wide shot, Bakaraa Market streets scene
5. Med shot, shops at Bakaraa Market
6. Wide shot, Tawakal Bank in Bakaraa market
7. Wide shot, AMISOM officials preparing for an advance
8. Med shot, AMISOM troops moving forward during an advance in Mogadishu
9. Wide shot, AMISOM tank firing as soldiers set up a defense inside Mogadishu
10. Med shot, AMISOM troops passing through Bakaara market as Somali civilians look on
DATELINE: 05 AUGUST 2013, MOGADISHU
11. SOUNDBITE AMISOM Deputy Force Commander Maj Gen. Simon Karanja.
12. Wide shot, Mogadishu street scenes
13. Med shot, Mogadishu streets
14. Wide shot, busy Hamar Weyne market
15. Med shot, busy Hamar Weyne market
16. Wide shot, clothing store in Hamar Weyne market
17. Med shot, women's wear on display
18. Wide shot, Abdul Majid Iman Mohamed (shop owner) arrange products in the shop
19. Med shot, Abdul Majid Iman Mohamed arrange products in the shop
20. SOUNDBITE Abdul Majid Iman Mohamed, Shop Owner.
21. Wide shot, billboard painting depicting the consequences of war
22. Close up, billboard painting depicting the consequences of war
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Emergency visit, U.N. Secretary-GeneralAntonio Guterres on Tuesday urged international support to alleviate Somalia's worsening hunger crisis.
"Every single person we have seen is a personal story of tremendous suffering. There is no way to describe it," Guterres said after seeing skeletal men, women and children in a cholera ward in Baidoa, 243 kilometers (151 miles) northwest of the capital, Mogadishu.
Somalia's prolonged drought has caused widespread hunger, and the shortage of clean water has resulted in cholera.
On his first field trip since becoming the U.N. chief, Guterres said Somalia's famine crisis requires a massive response. He said 6 million people, or almost half of the country's population, need assistance.
"People are dying. The world must act now to stop this," he tweeted on his arrival in this Horn of Africa nation.
"We need to make as much noise as possible," Guterres said. "Conflict, drought, climate change, disease, cholera. The combination is a nightmare."
In Baidoa's cholera wards, adults and children had sunken eyes and protruding ribs. Because of the cholera-induced diarrhea, medical workers sprayed the wards with chlorine to disinfect the areas.
Guterres also visited a camp with hundreds of families displaced by the drought and Somalia's battle against the Islamic extremists of al-Shabab. He saw hungry families seeking shelter under flimsy plastic.
"I have nothing. This is not a shelter, we barely get any food here and we have no protection. It's not safe, I am suffering," said 34-year-old Deira Mohamed Nor, with her 10-month-old baby girl Dahiro Ishaak Hussein, who is sick with malaria. Nor said she recently lost one of her children to diarrhea.
Guterres said he was moved by the misery.
"It makes me feel extremely unhappy with the fact that in today's world, with the ... the richness that exists, that these things are still possible. It is unbelievable," Guterres said. He wore personal protection armor and was surrounded by African Union peacekeepers and bodyguards to protect against possible suicide bombings and attacks by the extremists who plague Somalia.
Somalia is part of a massive $4 billion aid appeal launched last month for four nations suffering from conflict and hunger. The others are Nigeria, Yemen and South Sudan, where famine already has been declared in two counties.
Somalia over the weekend announced its first death toll since declaring a national disaster last week, saying 110 people had died in a 48-hour period in a single region.
Meeting the U.N. chief, Somalia's PresidentMohamed Abdullahi Mohamed said: "My first priority is to address this drought crisis, and my main priority is to make an appeal to the international community to help us."
Somalia is one of the six Muslim-majority countries affected by the revised travel ban ordered by U.S. PresidentDonald Trump. Mohamed took Guterres' visit as an opportunity to speak out against it.
"Definitely we will prefer to see that this travel ban should be lifted and, of course, we have to communicate with the U.S. government because as everyone knows we have a large Somali community in the United States who I'm sure have contributed to the U.S. economy," said Mohamed, in response to press questions. He himself has dual Somali-U.S. citizenship.
Mohamed added: "We have to address the root cause, which is the security situation here and how to defeat (Somalia's Islamic extremist rebels) al-Shabab here."
Guterres said he was pleased to meet Mohamed, who was elected and inaugurated last month. "I am bringing a message of solidarity to the president. A message of support," Guterres said. "Let's hope he can start an inclusive government."
and CNNReporter Embarrassed Himself ask #MakeSomaliaGreatAgain

Emergency visit, U.N. Secretary-GeneralAntonio Guterres on Tuesday urged international support to alleviate Somalia's worsening hunger crisis.
"Every single person we have seen is a personal story of tremendous suffering. There is no way to describe it," Guterres said after seeing skeletal men, women and children in a cholera ward in Baidoa, 243 kilometers (151 miles) northwest of the capital, Mogadishu.
Somalia's prolonged drought has caused widespread hunger, and the shortage of clean water has resulted in cholera.
On his first field trip since becoming the U.N. chief, Guterres said Somalia's famine crisis requires a massive response. He said 6 million people, or almost half of the country's population, need assistance.
"People are dying. The world must act now to stop this," he tweeted on his arrival in this Horn of Africa nation.
"We need to make as much noise as possible," Guterres said. "Conflict, drought, climate change, disease, cholera. The combination is a nightmare."
In Baidoa's cholera wards, adults and children had sunken eyes and protruding ribs. Because of the cholera-induced diarrhea, medical workers sprayed the wards with chlorine to disinfect the areas.
Guterres also visited a camp with hundreds of families displaced by the drought and Somalia's battle against the Islamic extremists of al-Shabab. He saw hungry families seeking shelter under flimsy plastic.
"I have nothing. This is not a shelter, we barely get any food here and we have no protection. It's not safe, I am suffering," said 34-year-old Deira Mohamed Nor, with her 10-month-old baby girl Dahiro Ishaak Hussein, who is sick with malaria. Nor said she recently lost one of her children to diarrhea.
Guterres said he was moved by the misery.
"It makes me feel extremely unhappy with the fact that in today's world, with the ... the richness that exists, that these things are still possible. It is unbelievable," Guterres said. He wore personal protection armor and was surrounded by African Union peacekeepers and bodyguards to protect against possible suicide bombings and attacks by the extremists who plague Somalia.
Somalia is part of a massive $4 billion aid appeal launched last month for four nations suffering from conflict and hunger. The others are Nigeria, Yemen and South Sudan, where famine already has been declared in two counties.
Somalia over the weekend announced its first death toll since declaring a national disaster last week, saying 110 people had died in a 48-hour period in a single region.
Meeting the U.N. chief, Somalia's PresidentMohamed Abdullahi Mohamed said: "My first priority is to address this drought crisis, and my main priority is to make an appeal to the international community to help us."
Somalia is one of the six Muslim-majority countries affected by the revised travel ban ordered by U.S. PresidentDonald Trump. Mohamed took Guterres' visit as an opportunity to speak out against it.
"Definitely we will prefer to see that this travel ban should be lifted and, of course, we have to communicate with the U.S. government because as everyone knows we have a large Somali community in the United States who I'm sure have contributed to the U.S. economy," said Mohamed, in response to press questions. He himself has dual Somali-U.S. citizenship.
Mohamed added: "We have to address the root cause, which is the security situation here and how to defeat (Somalia's Islamic extremist rebels) al-Shabab here."
Guterres said he was pleased to meet Mohamed, who was elected and inaugurated last month. "I am bringing a message of solidarity to the president. A message of support," Guterres said. "Let's hope he can start an inclusive government."
and CNNReporter Embarrassed Himself ask #MakeSomaliaGreatAgain

Journalists from around the globe seized a rare chance on July 17th to ask the UN to take action over the growing numbers of assassinated reporters. Among them ...

Journalists from around the globe seized a rare chance on July 17th to ask the UN to take action over the growing numbers of assassinated reporters. Among them was AFP's prize-winning Somalia correspondent Mustafa Haji Abdinur who told the Security Council he was a "dead man walking" because of the dangers he faces covering his country in conflict. [AFP]

Journalists from around the globe seized a rare chance on July 17th to ask the UN to take action over the growing numbers of assassinated reporters. Among them was AFP's prize-winning Somalia correspondent Mustafa Haji Abdinur who told the Security Council he was a "dead man walking" because of the dangers he faces covering his country in conflict. [AFP]

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"Victory is at your fingertips! Your ability to lead your nation is your supreme weapon, the strategy game Hearts of Iron IV lets you take command of any nation in World War II; the most engaging conflict in world history. From the heart of the battlefield to the command center, you will guide your nation to glory and wage war, negotiate or invade. You hold the power to tip the very balance of WWII. It is time to show your ability as the greatest military leader in the world. Will you relive or change history? Will you change the fate of the world by achieving victory at all costs?"

Welcome To Somalia - Aerial View & Kismayo Int'l Airport

Most people are unaware of the breathtaking beauty of Somalia. We have a series of islands known as the Bajuni Islands, the most amazing palm trees including the rare branching palms and you can also expect great weather everyday. I hope you enjoy the spectacular aerial view of Kismayo & the surrounding islands as much as i did. I plan on covering Mogadishu, Baidoa, Marka, Galkayo, Hargeisa, Beledweyne, Garbaharey and all the other Major cities iA. Somalia ha noolaato sxb
link to the song https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGhejbf6S60

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Mogadishu Liberation Anniversary - Unravel Travel TV

The 6th of August 2011 will remain a day that many Somalis remember. It was on the night o...

Mogadishu Liberation Anniversary - Unravel Travel TV

The 6th of August 2011 will remain a day that many Somalis remember. It was on the night of the 6th that the extremist group al Shabaab was forced to flee their position in the capital Mogadishu, by members of the Somali National Army (SNA), backed by forces from the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). Back then the Islamic militants claimed their retreat was a tactical move, but they have subsequent lost most of their positions in other towns and cities in the Horn of AfricaNation. During their reign, the al Qaeda linked terrorist group al Shabaab used oppressive measures to instill fear on ordinary Somalis; they blocked many aid organisations from delivering aid to the thousands of Somalis, leading to the death of tens of thousands during a famine considered to be the worst experienced in south central Somalia in 60 years.
In just two years after al Shabaab was forced out the city, Mogadishu has changed, tapping into the increased security gains and having a democratically elected president and government to bring some stability to a country that had been raged by two decades of war. AMISOM's deputy Force CommanderMajor GeneralSimon Karanja talks about the improvement in the city since its liberation. "If you compare Mogadishu before the deployment of AMISOM, you will see the kind of insecurity this town had, and therefore once AMISOM was deployed and we expelled al Shabaab from Mogadishu, you can tell the kind of peace and tranquility that exists in Mogadishu." Said Major General Karanja, " These attacks are just but a few attacks that al Shabaab wants to carry out during this period of Ramadan. When Ramadan is over they will have exhausted their resources and will go back to normal". The al Shabaab fighters have reverted to hit and run insurgency attacks using suicide bombing and Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) to try and continue their terror activities but their expulsion from their fixed positions in the city was a significant and strategic success that set the stage for other as AMISOM continues to help the Somalia government expand its control across the country. The city has experienced resurgence in areas of political, economic and sociocultural life. Business is booming with shops opened till late, markets and homes are being rebuilt and many Somalis in the Diaspora are opting to return home with the increased commercial flights traffic into the city. Abdul MajidIman Mohamed is a shop owner in one of the many new shops sprouting around Mogadishu's Hamar Weyne market; he talks of the changes he has seen since the withdrawal. "Every year, we keep witnessing bigger changes and people are hopeful." Says Mohamed "People in the diaspora have come back and our customers have increased and we welcome them very much". Securing the capital Mogadishu was the first phase of the original AMISOM concept of operations. AMISOM has since completed the second phase, which entailed, helping the government secure major towns like Kismayo, Baidoa and Beletweyne, laying a platform for government to ensure that stability and economic development return to Somalia.
SHOTLIST:
DATELINE: FILE2011, MOGADISHU
1. Wide shot, al Shabaab parading in Mogadishu
2. Wide shot, al Shabaab parading at the Mogadishu Stadium
3. Med shot, al Shabaab parading at the Mogadishu Stadium
4. Wide shot, Bakaraa Market streets scene
5. Med shot, shops at Bakaraa Market
6. Wide shot, Tawakal Bank in Bakaraa market
7. Wide shot, AMISOM officials preparing for an advance
8. Med shot, AMISOM troops moving forward during an advance in Mogadishu
9. Wide shot, AMISOM tank firing as soldiers set up a defense inside Mogadishu
10. Med shot, AMISOM troops passing through Bakaara market as Somali civilians look on
DATELINE: 05 AUGUST 2013, MOGADISHU
11. SOUNDBITE AMISOM Deputy Force Commander Maj Gen. Simon Karanja.
12. Wide shot, Mogadishu street scenes
13. Med shot, Mogadishu streets
14. Wide shot, busy Hamar Weyne market
15. Med shot, busy Hamar Weyne market
16. Wide shot, clothing store in Hamar Weyne market
17. Med shot, women's wear on display
18. Wide shot, Abdul Majid Iman Mohamed (shop owner) arrange products in the shop
19. Med shot, Abdul Majid Iman Mohamed arrange products in the shop
20. SOUNDBITE Abdul Majid Iman Mohamed, Shop Owner.
21. Wide shot, billboard painting depicting the consequences of war
22. Close up, billboard painting depicting the consequences of war
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Emergency visit, U.N. Secretary-GeneralAntonio Guterres on Tuesday urged international support to alleviate Somalia's worsening hunger crisis.
"Every single person we have seen is a personal story of tremendous suffering. There is no way to describe it," Guterres said after seeing skeletal men, women and children in a cholera ward in Baidoa, 243 kilometers (151 miles) northwest of the capital, Mogadishu.
Somalia's prolonged drought has caused widespread hunger, and the shortage of clean water has resulted in cholera.
On his first field trip since becoming the U.N. chief, Guterres said Somalia's famine crisis requires a massive response. He said 6 million people, or almost half of the country's population, need assistance.
"People are dying. The world must act now to stop this," he tweeted on his arrival in this Horn of Africa nation.
"We need to make as much noise as possible," Guterres said. "Conflict, drought, climate change, disease, cholera. The combination is a nightmare."
In Baidoa's cholera wards, adults and children had sunken eyes and protruding ribs. Because of the cholera-induced diarrhea, medical workers sprayed the wards with chlorine to disinfect the areas.
Guterres also visited a camp with hundreds of families displaced by the drought and Somalia's battle against the Islamic extremists of al-Shabab. He saw hungry families seeking shelter under flimsy plastic.
"I have nothing. This is not a shelter, we barely get any food here and we have no protection. It's not safe, I am suffering," said 34-year-old Deira Mohamed Nor, with her 10-month-old baby girl Dahiro Ishaak Hussein, who is sick with malaria. Nor said she recently lost one of her children to diarrhea.
Guterres said he was moved by the misery.
"It makes me feel extremely unhappy with the fact that in today's world, with the ... the richness that exists, that these things are still possible. It is unbelievable," Guterres said. He wore personal protection armor and was surrounded by African Union peacekeepers and bodyguards to protect against possible suicide bombings and attacks by the extremists who plague Somalia.
Somalia is part of a massive $4 billion aid appeal launched last month for four nations suffering from conflict and hunger. The others are Nigeria, Yemen and South Sudan, where famine already has been declared in two counties.
Somalia over the weekend announced its first death toll since declaring a national disaster last week, saying 110 people had died in a 48-hour period in a single region.
Meeting the U.N. chief, Somalia's PresidentMohamed Abdullahi Mohamed said: "My first priority is to address this drought crisis, and my main priority is to make an appeal to the international community to help us."
Somalia is one of the six Muslim-majority countries affected by the revised travel ban ordered by U.S. PresidentDonald Trump. Mohamed took Guterres' visit as an opportunity to speak out against it.
"Definitely we will prefer to see that this travel ban should be lifted and, of course, we have to communicate with the U.S. government because as everyone knows we have a large Somali community in the United States who I'm sure have contributed to the U.S. economy," said Mohamed, in response to press questions. He himself has dual Somali-U.S. citizenship.
Mohamed added: "We have to address the root cause, which is the security situation here and how to defeat (Somalia's Islamic extremist rebels) al-Shabab here."
Guterres said he was pleased to meet Mohamed, who was elected and inaugurated last month. "I am bringing a message of solidarity to the president. A message of support," Guterres said. "Let's hope he can start an inclusive government."
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MEXICOCITY. A strong earthquake shook southern and central Mexico Friday, causing panic less than six months after two devastating quakes that killed hundreds of people. No buildings collapsed, according to early reports. But two towns near the epicenter, in the southern state of Oaxaca, reported damage and state authorities said they had opened emergency shelters ... It was also felt in the states of Guerrero, Puebla and Michoacan ... AFP ... ....

Mexico City – A military helicopter carrying officials assessing damage from a powerful earthquake crashed Friday in southern Mexico, killing 13 people and injuring 15, all of them on the ground. The Oaxaca state prosecutor’s office said in a statement that five women, four men and three children were killed at the crash site and another person died later at the hospital ...Alejandro Murat, neither of whom had serious injuries ... The U.S ... ....

Baydhabo, Somalia - Authorities in South WestState had captured 4 suspects linked to ISIS group in Baydhabo, the capital region of SW state, Garowe online reports ... Abdiqadir Mumin with other few fighters has switched allegiance from Al Shabab last October in Bari province in Puntland State ... GAROWEONLINE ....